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Pengfan Yuan

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Pengfan Yuan is a motion designer and 3D artist specializing in animation, lighting, and visual storytelling across product, brand, and marketing content.

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Pengfan Yuan is a motion designer and 3D artist specializing in animation, lighting, and visual storytelling across product, brand, and marketing content. She works with tools including After Effects, Cinema 4D, Blender, and Unreal Engine to translate ideas into clear, engaging motion. With a background in both design and real-time workflows, she focuses on thoughtful execution, strong visual craft, and efficient production.

  • 1 year's experience
  • Joined January 2026

Languages

  • EnglishFluent

Industry experience

  • Media & Entertainment
  • Software & Internet
  • Professional Services

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Work experience· 4 roles

Motion Designer · HydrateNOWJul 2025 – Present · 1 yr 5 mos

Developed motion graphics from storyboard to execution, including product animation, fluid simulation and typography reveals. Collaborated with the marketing team and refined a cross-platform workflow with Blender and Houdini to align branded motion deliverables with campaign goals. Created short-form marketing content using AI tools like Higgsfield, Nano Banana and VEO3, accelerating ideation and enhancing visual diversity for social media campaigns.

VFX Artist · I,too - MIT AI Film HackthonFeb 2025 – Feb 2025 · 1 mo

Designed and implemented real-time VFX for scene and object transitions in an XR film using Unity's Particle System and VFX Graph.

Lighting Artist · You Look Lonely - Virtual Production PreVizSep 2024 – Dec 2024 · 4 mos

Created a cinematic previsualization inspired by Blade Runner 2049, focusing on emotional storytelling through lighting and composition in Unreal Engine 5. Utilized UE5's lighting system, sequencer, and MetaHuman animations to explore real-time mood setting, atmosphere, and visual rhythm.

Creative Design Intern · UID Culture Communication AgencyDec 2021 – Feb 2022 · 3 mos

Education

M.F.A. in Media Design Practice · ArtCenter College of Design2030 – 2025
B.S. in Media and Communication Design · Tongji University2030 – 2022

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